Abstract Ten healthy, non-cycling trained males (age: 21.2 ± 2.2 years, body mass: 75.9 ± 13.4 kg, height: 178 ± 6 cm,
[Vdot]O
2PEAK: 46 ± 10 ml · kg
?1 · min
?1) performed a graded incremental exercise test, two familiarisation trials and six experimental trials. Experimental trials consisted of cycling to volitional exhaustion at 100%, 110% and 120% W
PEAK, 60 min after ingesting either 0.3 g · kg
?1 body mass sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO
3) or 0.1 g · kg
?1 body mass sodium chloride (placebo). NaHCO
3 ingestion increased cycling capacity by 17% at 100% W
PEAK (327 vs. 383 s;
P = 0.02) although not at 110% W
PEAK (249 vs. 254 s;
P = 0.66) or 120% W
PEAK (170 vs. 175 s;
P = 0.60; placebo and NaHCO
3 respectively). Heart rate (
P = 0.02), blood lactate (
P = 0.001), pH (
P < 0.001), [HCO
3 ?], (
P < 0.001), and base excess (
P < 0.001) were greater in all NaHCO
3 trials. NaHCO
3 attenuated localised ratings of perceived exertion (RPE
L) to a greater extent than placebo only at 100% W
PEAK (
P < 0.02). Ratings of abdominal discomfort and gut fullness were mild but higher for NaHCO
3. NaHCO
3 ingestion significantly improves continuous constant load cycling at 100% W
PEAK due to, in part, attenuation of RPE
L.
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